Corsair refurbished power supply?

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Hi guys
I was looking on Newegg and they have a refurbished HX750i and a AX760i both for $120 Canadian ($96 USD). I've seen other posts say not to buy refurbished PSU's. But is this an exception as they are both high end PSU's?
Any help is appreciated
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The kicker about the word "refurbished" can mean a lot of things. In some cases it is a PSU that was repackaged, it wasn't actually faulty in the first place.

It is a gamble though and I would personally never buy refurbished but there is the chance that it could be a perfect PSU that was just repackaged.

It should still have a normal return and normal warranty.
 
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You can't compare the PSU he linked with the AXi, the AXi is a platinum rated PSU. You need to compare it to the EVGA P2 series:

http://tinyurl.com/zhfswuh

Currently the EVGA equivalent to the AXi is a bit more than the AXi and the AXi has the advantage of being a digital PSU. Also don't trust the specs on Neweggs site, the AXi now has a 10 year warranty:

http://www.corsair.com/en-us/ax760i-digital-atx-power-supply-760-watt-80-plus-platinum-certified-fully-modular-psu

Components are rarely fried if the PSU is faulty but the self test will only allow the PSU to power on, not send power to the components.

 
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So are you saying the whole "PSU can wreck you computer" is kind of exagerated?
Also it seems like what you're saying is the worse that can happen with the AXi would be a annoying RMA.
Please correct me if I'm not understanding properly because when things seem to good to be true they usually are.
 
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The PSU powers every single part of your PC, if something goes wrong with it then it could damage the CPU, RAM, disks, the motherboard, on the other hand it could die and cause no damage but the risk is still there, for me it isn't the component to be trying to save money on.

I personally wouldn't buy a refurbished PSU, you simply don't know what happened to it before and what had to be done to fix it. You can self test it to make sure it powers on, this is generally done to make sure it is working before you install it in your case and start connecting everything to it but how long it lasts is a different matter.
 
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With a decent brand PSu they have protections built in to help avoid components being fried by the PSU. It can happen and i have seen it happen but it is not super common if you buy a decent brand. If you buy a junk brand it is more likely to happen since they drop those protections to be cheap.

The worst that could happen is you are unlucky enough that the PSU somehow malfunctions and explodes. I can't say if it will or wont. I have a AXi and I love the PSU but again I wouldn't buy refurbished as there is no way of knowing if it was a faulty refurbished unit or just a repackaged refurbished unit.

If you have a price for a PSU that you want to spend then we can help you find the best new PSU in that price range.
 
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I was thinking something in the $70-$100 range. Also I don't need 700+w i just need something that has enough power for any GPU upgrades in the future (no SLI/Crossfire) so something maybe 600w range? Doesn't have to be modular as my case doesn't have a window so crap cable management is ok.
I was thinking (from lowest to highest price)
1. Rosewill Hive
2. XFX XT
3. Seasonic S12II (or M)
4. Rosewill Capstone or Valens
I only brought up the refurb AXi because i figured if it really was a great deal/idea i could scrape together the extra cash (I'm in highschool money is scarce).
 
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The EVGA G2 series is a good one to look at.

For $100 you can get a Corsair RM650x which is a fantastic PSU as well.

I would go with one of the three: EVGA, Seasonic or Corsair. I personally have Corsair and like the brand but the EVGA G2 units are pretty damn nice too.
 
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